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Birmingham: Household Support Fund & Crisis and Resilience Fund

What Birmingham’s local crisis scheme covers, how to apply, and whether it was open when we checked.

Written by the benefitmoney.co.uk editorial team · Last reviewed 10 September 2026

Birmingham City Council lists its local crisis help under the name Crisis and Resilience Fund 2026 to 2027. When we ran our automated check on 10 September 2026 the council’s page did not load for us, so we have not reproduced its details here — use the official link below for the current information.

Council site refused our automated request; scheme name and sub-pages ('Check if you qualify and apply', 'Household costs covered') confirmed from the site's own page titles

Apply on Birmingham’s website

Applications are made on the council’s own site — this page collects nothing. If the link has moved, search the council site for “crisis and resilience”, then “household support”, then “welfare assistance”.

Open the Birmingham scheme page

Source: Birmingham City Council — Crisis and Resilience Fund 2026 to 2027. Opened 10 September 2026; page did not load, scheme name from the council’s page title.

The Household Support Fund, in plain terms

Across England the Household Support Fund has largely been renamed the Crisis and Resilience Fund and now runs to 31 March 2029. It is money central government gives to upper-tier councils to help households with essentials — food, energy, and sometimes white goods. A payment does not affect your benefits. How the fund works nationally.

Other help you may qualify for

White-goods grants — a broken fridge, cooker or washing machine.
Budgeting Advance or Budgeting Loan — interest-free from the DWP.
Credit union loans — the cheapest borrowing, capped at 3% a month.
DWP phone numbers — which line to call, and for what.

Not in Birmingham?

See the other councils we have checked, or find yours via GOV.UK’s Get help with the cost of living from your local council↗.

Find your council by postcode

Not in Birmingham? Enter a postcode and we will point you at the right council’s Crisis and Resilience Fund page.

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This page is independent. It is not run by Birmingham City Council, the Department for Work and Pensions or GOV.UK. Council schemes change without notice; the council’s own page is always the current position.